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Evenings at Home in Spiritual Seance By Georgiana Houghton (1881): edited with an introduction and notes by Sara Williams (2013)
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(2013). S. Williams (Ed.), Evenings at Home in Spiritual Seance By Georgiana Houghton (1881): edited with an introduction and notes by Sara Williams. Victorian Secrets

Spanning the years 1870–1881, Evenings at Home in Spiritual Séance (Second Series) documents the everyday, yet astonishing, experiences of spirit activity within the domestic space of the Victorian parlour. Through the intimacy of her diary-like pros... Read More about Evenings at Home in Spiritual Seance By Georgiana Houghton (1881): edited with an introduction and notes by Sara Williams.

Contemplations of the Spiritual in Contemporary Art (2013)
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Arya, R. (Ed.). (2013). Contemplations of the Spiritual in Contemporary Art. Peter Lang Ltd. https://doi.org/10.3726/978-3-0353-0444-2

This essay collection exploring the relationship between spirituality and art is the result of a conference that took place in December 2010 at Liverpool Cathedral. During this two-day event, artists, clergy and academics from different disciplines –... Read More about Contemplations of the Spiritual in Contemporary Art.

Theatre, performance and technology: the development and transformation of scenography (2013)
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Baugh, C. (2013). Theatre, performance and technology: the development and transformation of scenography. Palgrave Macmillan

Chris Baugh explores how developments and changes in technology have been reflected in scenography throughout history. Taking into account the latest research, his new edition examines moving light technologies, the internet as a platform of performa... Read More about Theatre, performance and technology: the development and transformation of scenography.

Contract law and contract practice: bridging the gap between legal reasoning and commercial expectation (2013)
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Mitchell, C. E. (2013). Contract law and contract practice: bridging the gap between legal reasoning and commercial expectation. Hart Publishing

An oft-repeated assertion within contract law scholarship and cases is that a good contract law (or a good commercial contract law) will meet the needs and expectations of commercial contractors. Despite the prevalence of this statement, relatively l... Read More about Contract law and contract practice: bridging the gap between legal reasoning and commercial expectation.

Chameleon poet: R.S. Thomas and the literary tradition (2013)
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Perry, S. (2013). Chameleon poet: R.S. Thomas and the literary tradition. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780199687336.001.0001

For many decades, R.S. Thomas has been portrayed according to terms that he himself helped to define. Drawing on the poet's status as a passionate defender of the Welsh nation, scholars have followed his lead in emphasising the Welsh credentials and... Read More about Chameleon poet: R.S. Thomas and the literary tradition.

Women's experimental poetry in Britain 1970-2010: body, time and locale (2013)
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Kennedy, D. G., & Kennedy, C. (2013). Women's experimental poetry in Britain 1970-2010: body, time and locale. Liverpool University Press

The introduction to the recent anthology Infinite Difference: Other poetries by UK women poets noted ‘the still dismissive and gendered critical language often used to describe women's poetry'. This is certainly true in the case of British women's ex... Read More about Women's experimental poetry in Britain 1970-2010: body, time and locale.

Politics UK (2013)
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Lord Norton of Louth, P. (2013). Politics UK. Routledge

Privateering, piracy and British policy in Spanish America, 1810-1830 (2013)
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McCarthy, M. (2013). Privateering, piracy and British policy in Spanish America, 1810-1830. Boydell & Brewer

Private maritime predation was integral to the Spanish American Wars of Independence. When colonists rebelled against Spanish rule in 1810 they deployed privateers - los corsarios insurgentes - to prosecute their revolutionary struggle at sea. Spain... Read More about Privateering, piracy and British policy in Spanish America, 1810-1830.

National legal systems and globalization: New role, continuing relevance (2013)
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Larouche, P., & Cserne, P. (2013). P. Larouche, & P. Cserne (Eds.). National legal systems and globalization: New role, continuing relevance. TMC Asser Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-6704-885-9

This book sheds a new light on the fate of national legal systems in an era of globalization, with a more optimistic message than elsewhere in the literature This book was written by a team of experts in comparative law and law and economics, two per... Read More about National legal systems and globalization: New role, continuing relevance.

The Drowning of Arthur Braxton (2013)
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Smailes, C. (2013). The Drowning of Arthur Braxton. HarperCollins Publishers

From the publisher:
The bestselling modern fairytale, with a new introduction from Luke Cutforth.

Arthur Braxton has had enough. His mum has left, his dad is broken and he’s the laughing stock of his high school.

But things are about to change... Read More about The Drowning of Arthur Braxton.

The Europeanisation of contract law: current controversies in law (2013)
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Twigg-Flesner, C. (2013). The Europeanisation of contract law: current controversies in law. Routledge

Critical yet accessible, this book provides an overview of the current debates about the ‘Europeanization' of contract law. Charting the extent to which English contract law has been subject to this activity, it is the ideal volume for readers unfami... Read More about The Europeanisation of contract law: current controversies in law.

Teaching Systematic Synthetic Phonics and Early English (2013)
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Glazzard, J., & Stokoe, J. (2013). Teaching Systematic Synthetic Phonics and Early English. Critical Publishing

An essential guide for all primary trainees and teachers. The text addresses the specifics of teaching English in the early years and importantly places systematic synthetic phonics within the context of early English as a whole. It starts by examini... Read More about Teaching Systematic Synthetic Phonics and Early English.